Saturday, March 09, 2013

Al Gore Envisions 'The Future' : NPR
[Gore] the forces of denial, which are lavishly funded by the large carbon polluters and some ideological groups, have intimidated many in the news media into remaining silent and not speaking out...It's almost like a family with an alcoholic father who flies into a rage if alcohol is mentioned. And so the rest of the family decides to keep the peace by never discussing the elephant in the middle of the room. And that is what the deniers have attempted to accomplish...Australia just announced that wind electricity is now cheaper than that from any new coal or gas plant...
GORE: There's a voice far more powerful than mine or even - more powerful even than the voice of the president. And that is Mother Nature. And the year's events - I described them just a few minutes ago - they did get people's attention and the polling indicates a fairly dramatic shift.
Sorry global warming. We're just not that into you. – Telegraph Blogs
[Delingpole] In one geography class specifically dedicated to climate change, the first kid to stick up his hand said: "What's wrong with the world getting warmer anyway? It will mean we get nicer summers!"

Which is what the kids would no doubt refer to as an epic fail for all the official propaganda we've been fed these last few decades.
Did Global Warming Prevent a Record-Breaking D.C. Snowstorm? | Cato @ Liberty
The best approach is to stick to the null hypothesis—that all events fall within their natural characteristics.

The null hypothesis is a tough one to overturn.

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